Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — Western Virginia Water Authority (Roanoke Regional Water Pollution Control Plant and collection system), Nov 2, 2026

Ended (as reported) · Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office

Source: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office via Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, record 326105, reported Nov 3, 2026, 1:13 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-05 06:14 UTC · Read the original notice

Current status from this report

Caution on Lick Run: Within the caution period after the reported end. Current rule period ends Nov 5, 2026, 3:30 PM EST. This is not a water-quality test.

Why this status: Caution: caution rule for sanitary sewer overflows (SSO), 72 hours after the reported end.

Why we use this rule: Sanitary sewer discharges can contain concentrated sewage. We use a caution period of 72 hours after the reported end. Smaller reported volumes do not establish lower risk at a particular spot.

Source: U.S. EPA, Report to Congress on Impacts and Control of Combined Sewer Overflows and Sanitary Sewer Overflows (2004). This rule on the methods page, with its source

A report is not a test of the water. See how we assign statuses.

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: Western Virginia Water Authority (Roanoke Regional Water Pollution Control Plant and collection system) (federal wastewater discharge permit, NPDES, VA0025020). Outlet: not stated. Location: not given in the report or in the outlet records.

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Lick Run”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Lick Run, VA. Match basis: the water named in the report.

3. Estimated downstream stretch

No downstream estimate is available for this report.

Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

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When it happened and when it was reported

Event and notice times use Eastern Time (EST or EDT). Retrieval times use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Started: Nov 2, 2026, 12:00 PM EST
Ended: Nov 2, 2026, 3:30 PM EST
Detail provided by the source: Times known to the minute
Reported to the source: Nov 3, 2026, 1:13 PM EST
Published: not given
Source last updated: Nov 4, 2026, 9:20 AM EST
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch: 2026-11-05 06:14 UTC

What and how much

Type: Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.
Status in the record: Ended (as reported)
Material: “untreated sewage”
Volume: 2,100 gallons (not stated whether estimated or measured)
Volume as reported: “2,100 gallons”

Advice from Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office

This report includes no advice. Check current local health notices.

Advice period: This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.
Basis: not stated

Status history from this report

Discharge or advisory reported Lick Run: Discharge reported ongoing, Nov 2, 2026, 12:00 PM EST to Nov 2, 2026, 3:30 PM EST
Caution Lick Run: Within the caution period after the reported end, Nov 2, 2026, 3:30 PM EST to Nov 5, 2026, 3:30 PM EST (the end is scheduled: a new report can change it)

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-05 06:27 UTC.

Source and versions

Source: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related
Source record number: 326105
Original notice: Read the original notice
Earlier version: None: this is the first record
Later versions: None

Record details

Record details
Record identifier	va-deq-prep:326105
Source identifier	va-deq-prep
Source record number	326105
Earlier version	Not provided
Type	Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)
Status in the report	Ended (as reported)
Sewer operator identifier	va-wvwa
Sewer operator	Western Virginia Water Authority (Roanoke Regional Water Pollution Control Plant and collection system)
Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)	VA0025020
Outlet number	Not provided
Outlet name	Not provided
Water named in the report	Lick Run
Linked waters	lick-run-va
How this report was linked to the water	the water named in the report
Latitude	Not provided
Longitude	Not provided
Location source	Not provided
Location accuracy, in metres	Not provided
Started	Nov 2, 2026, 12:00 PM EST (2026-11-02T12:00:00-05:00)
Ended	Nov 2, 2026, 3:30 PM EST (2026-11-02T15:30:00-05:00)
Detail provided by the source	to the minute
Reported to the source	Nov 3, 2026, 1:13 PM EST (2026-11-03T13:13:00-05:00)
Published	Not provided
Source last updated	Nov 4, 2026, 9:20 AM EST (2026-11-04T09:20:49-05:00)
Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch	Nov 5, 2026, 1:14 AM EST (2026-11-05T06:14:53Z)
Material	untreated sewage
Volume, in gallons	2,100
Volume as reported	2,100 gallons
How volume was determined	not stated whether estimated or measured
Authority	Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Blue Ridge Regional Office
Advice	Not provided
Advice period, in hours	Not provided
Basis of the advice period	Not provided
Original notice	https://portal.deq.virginia.gov/v2/prep/prepReport/326105

Original source data

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